Future of the Cloud Lies Beneath the Waves, says Microsoft

Dubbed Leona Philpot after a character in a Halo video game, the first underwater data center was submerged by Microsoft off the coast of California in 2016. (Image courtesy of thenewstack.io.)

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has revealed that the company plans to increase the number of underwater data servers. The announcement was made at the Microsoft Future Decoded conference in London, UK, reports Ars Technica. According to those present at the conference, Microsoft believes that the underwat…

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